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Tasting Notes: Eight State Burley 2024

Tasting Notes: Eight State Burley 2024

July 5, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Today, I have the great pleasure of discussing the most recent iteration of one of Cornell & Diehl's most popular Small Batch products, Eight State Burley. ... Read More

Mystery Review: June 2024

Mystery Review: June 2024

June 27, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another riveting installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious cigar. This month's inquisitor is Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars. Will his mystery cigar stump us, or will we define what we are smoking with ease? Join us ... Read More

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Horizons

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Horizons

June 25, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Hey everybody, it's Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I am here to tell you about the latest edition to the Zeitgeist series by G.L. Pease: Horizons. Horizons is the third edition in the Zeitgeist series by Greg, who is affectionately known in the community as the Dark Lord ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Fathers, Friends and Fire Blends

Tasting Notes: Fathers, Friends and Fire Blends

June 11, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes" Today I'm tasting four new blends by Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation. This is an exciting collaboration between Erik Stokkebye and Jeremy Reeves, Master Blender at Cornell & Diehl: Fathers, Friends & Fire. We have batches one through four here and I'm going to get into all four of them today and break down a little bit of my impressions ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Bob's Chocolate Flake

Tasting Notes: Bob's Chocolate Flake

June 5, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." If you've been following the Tasting Notes series recently, you might already be aware that I have decided to revisit a lot of old friends from Kendal. I'm planning to smoke through all of the flakes produced by both of the Gawith houses, Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co's Ennerdale Flake

Tasting Notes: Gawith Hoggarth & Co's Ennerdale Flake

May 16, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of Tasting Notes. I wanted to do something a little bit different today: It's time for me to revisit some of my old favorites. I thought that I would begin with smoking through all of the flakes produced by both of the Gawith houses, Samuel Gawith and Gawith Hoggarth. So if you've been ... Read More

Savinelli Production: Handcrafted with Dedication, From Briar to Pipe

Savinelli Production: Handcrafted with Dedication, From Briar to Pipe

May 9, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Hey, everybody. I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "All Pipes Considered." I recently had the opportunity to chat with Edoardo and Paolo from Savinelli in Italy about the brand's production, from briar to finished pipe, every step of the way. With quality checks at every juncture resulting in exacting shapes ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Savinelli's Storied History

All Pipes Considered: Savinelli's Storied History

April 12, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Hey, everybody, I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "All Pipes Considered." I have two very special guests with me today, Edoardo Cassani, Head of Production and Director of Operations at Savinelli, and Paolo Tamborini, the Export Sales Manager at Savinelli. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

Tasting Notes: Small Batch Palmetto Balkan

March 26, 2024 by Shane Ireland

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Hey everybody, I'm Shane Ireland. Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." Today I am talking about the latest Small Batch from Cornell and Diehl, Small Batch: Palmetto Balkan. Palmetto Balkan was originally released in 2022. This is a really labor-intensive product. It now returns for 2024 with the same components as the original but with a new Latakia varietal. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Max Erik 1989

Tasting Notes: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Max Erik 1989

March 20, 2024 by Shane Ireland

Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I had the opportunity to talk with a special guest, Erik Stokkebye of 4th Generation, about the latest core-line addition to the brand: Max Erik 1989, in honor of Erik's son, Max. We hope you enjoy this episode and give the blend a try for yourself. ... Read More

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